Back from Paris... wandering through this city is such an overwhelming emotion. From the architecture and the open feeling of the big avenue's to the little streets in the Marais. Friendly and Paris chic stylish people, who just seem to care a bit more to say 'bonjour'.

I had a great time with photographer Marjon Hoogervorst, who had to work on a 5 day photo shoot and my friend, Interior-designer and style consultant Anouk Brands in Paris. We walked for hours through the city... spotting trends and searching for inspiration in all the beautiful shops. Only to come back with our heads full of new 'decoration' ideas.

Of course there was also time for lots of coffee, croissants and lunches. A few doors down to my all time favorite Parisian store MERCI we had dinner in this stylish restaurant called GRAZIE. A beautiful decorated Italian restaurant with a raw industrial and yet authentic Parisian feeling. Marjon made some pictures that perfectly captured the great atmosphere of the restaurant and I am happy to be able to share them with you.. Thank you girls for all the fun andMarjonfor the pictures. Enjoy!

You might have noticed I have a different'favorite post of the week' .... Every week I try to highlight a post of another blogger that I really enjoyed reading, or that has pictures that made my heart beat faster!

Normally I just add a little picture with the link to my sidebar. But this week I am so in love with this blog Holly of Decor8 writes about, that I can't help myself to shameless copy some of the pictures via decor8 and from the original blog Kavka Design I found her blog some time ago for the first time but never bookmarked it, so I am happy to have re-found it via Decor8.

I simply love Joanna's style, her mood boards (*cough* I know it is my obsession, but just can't help that either) and her drawings. Her home is just stunning and feels very much like I home I could perfectly live in!

Last month I met the talented stylist Anouk Brands in her Pop up Shop for a day at the Amsterdam Haarlemmerdijk, {You might remember I wrote about the VT Wonen Pop up Shop in the same location}
Anouk was selling all kind of furniture and accessories she had been using for her styling projects. A great chance to get myself some linen cushions from Day and a cute velvet one from Sissy boy.

I absolutely am in love with Anouk her style and it was great to meet her and to hear more about her work. I was really surprised she loved my blog and how I decorated my home and thought it was really funny (and very sweet, thank you Anouk) how she helped me to decide between two shades of blue with the pictures of my home in her mind..... I mean what would you think, if a completely strange woman would tell you "take this one it will look great in your place " !! Anouk has some great plans for the future, so don't forget to check her website real soon again ! ... AnoukB - Total interior projects

I love how during a rainy Sunday new ideas can be born. Like many of us, I had a lazy morning in bed with breakfast, coffee and magazines. (love the double ones I can rip out the pages I love) I was thinking on how the room looked before when it belonged to one off my children. There was a red painted square on the wall with a little make up bar made out of dark IKEA lack shelves, a mirror and a bar stool.

On the other wall there was a standing wardrobe. I have been thinking to bring it back in, made of galvanized metal (like the coat rack I made here) But seeing a picture of the Black Loop Stand Wardrobe of Danish brand Hay on Facebook later this day. (you can see it here on Emma's designblogg) I could not help myself thinking on how great it would look in front of the white wall with a little greyish, soft black and white moodboard. around it... Impatient as I am I made a little try out in the hallway around the paper candle bags. I can't wait to start!

I first came across Dutch interior designerNatasja Molenaar in 2010 when her home and that of a friend who just moved into her new apartment were both shown in VT Wonen magazine. You might even remember I mentioned her and her husband Paul when showing the picture above in a mood board of their home. So I was really excited today to see a message of Marjon Hoogervorst where she mentioned Natasja's website.

After graduating Natasja started her career working for Dutch designer Piet Boon. After 6 years working as an interior designer Natasja started her own Design company in 2010. I think she is very talented and I am very pleased she allowed me to show some of her work here.
More to be found at her website: Natasja Molenaar

Holly Becker, writer and founder of the successful blog Decor8, who recently launched her first book Decorate, was so kind to introduce me on her blog today. I met Holly at the bloggers event in Amsterdam a few weeks ago where she shared her successful story with us. I am really honored to see my home on her blog ... So today you will find me on Decor8 ......Thank you so much Holly ;)

I saw this picture with the huge yellow cross on Emmas Designblogg, it reminded me of the little red crosses I recently added to the wall of my studio. Some days later I came across the yellow'ish moodboard at Decor8 I thought the two of them would make a great combo. I thought it would be fun to find some more mood boards to fit with Tolix chairs ...Finding a silver colored mood board was kinda hard as you notice ;)

I enjoyed making this little combinations and think it would even be more fun to make the moodboards all by myself, my friend Stefano made some to go with his collection you might have seen them here. And I think I have seen other bloggers making some beautiful ones.. So if you read this and made some.. drop your link in a comment I would love to visit you!

When I got this crispy whiteBatmanposter from Karinethe other weekendI decided it would look great in my studio. Black & white prints like this, I think, look best on a white background {It makes me also think I need more of these.. as I would love to make a whole wall with them in the living}

Over the last months the picture rail and the metal wire slightly filled themselves with little notes and cuttings... All nice and well but sometimes, at an occasion like this, I like tode-clutterand start all over again. So I took everything off! Gone are the natural accents and welcome.. well arranged piles of magazines (interior magazines of course!!) empty floorboards and a picture rail with Batman..or should I say little Batwoman girl as a new focus point!I am so enjoying this new space ;) Enjoy your weekend!

I am a bit of a fan of the graphic work of Therese Sennerholt , This is her latest print As I was playing with my new IPhone I did not get to post the pictures of my own uncluttered studio...I will post them later on the day when back from work ;)

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